Orval and Living Green were married on 29 Feb 1953 in Burrton, Kansas. They had three children.

Orval and Living Spouse McReynolds were married on 02 Jul 1965 in Wichita, Kansas. They had one child. Orval was step-father to her five children from a previous marriage.

Orval was a 1951 graduate of Haven High School, Haven, Kansas. A longtime resident of Partridge, Kansas. He retired in 1991 as a general foreman of Cessna/Eaton after 34 years of service.

He belonged to Partridge Community Church, was a life member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Bob Campbell Post No. 1361, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post No. 68, Great Plains John Deere Club and was the first president of the Partridge Community Association. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War.

Orval's hobby was restoring old tractors. He completed five to new condition. He also had a real love of horses and attended the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas for 18 years, never missing a performance for 10 days in a row each year.